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<h1>Heartlet</h1> <Xpage=679>

<hw>Heart"let</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n..</tt> <def>A little heart.</def>

<h1>Heartlings</h1> <Xpage=679>

<hw>Heart"lings</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>interj.</tt> <def>An exclamation used in addressing a familiar acquaintance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Heartpea</h1> <Xpage=679>

<hw>Heart"pea`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Heartseed</er>.</def>

<h1>Heartquake</h1> <Xpage=679>

<hw>Heart"quake`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Trembling of the heart; trepidation; fear.</def>

<blockquote>In many an hour of danger and <b>heartquake</b>. <i>Hawthorne.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Heartrending</h1> <Xpage=679>

<hw>Heart"rend`ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Causing intense grief; overpowering with anguish; very distressing.</def>

<h1>Heart-robbing</h1> <Xpage=679>

<hw>Heart"-rob`bing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Depriving of thought; ecstatic.</def> "<i>Heart-robbing</i> gladness."

<i>Spenser.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Stealing the heart or affections; winning.</def>

<h1>Heart's-ease</h1> <Xpage=679>

<hw>Heart's"-ease`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Ease of heart; peace or tranquillity of mind or feeling.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species of violet (<spn>Viola tricolor</spn>); -- called also <altname>pansy</altname>.</def>

<h1>Heartseed</h1> <Xpage=679>

<hw>Heart"seed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A climbing plant of the genus <spn>Cardiospermum</spn>, having round seeds which are marked with a spot like a heart.</def>

<i>Loudon.</i>

<h1>Heartshaped</h1> <Xpage=679>

<hw>Heart"shaped`</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having the shape of a heart; cordate</def>.

<h1>Heartsick</h1> <Xpage=679>

<hw>Heart"sick`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>heorise\'a2c</ets>.]</ety> <def>Sick at heart; extremely depressed in spirits; very despondent.</def>

<h1>Heartsome</h1> <Xpage=679>

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